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Haskell County commissioners approve $3,500 fair barn donation, create new accounts and sign routine contracts
Summary
At a routine meeting, the Haskell County Commission voted unanimously to donate $3,500 to the county fair barn, approved several resolutions creating new county accounts (including one tied to ICE reimbursements), accepted multiple bids for road work and renewed county service contracts.
The Haskell County Commission voted unanimously on a package of routine measures at its meeting, including a $3,500 donation to the Haskell County Fair Barn and the creation of new accounting subaccounts for departmental and reimbursement purposes.
A commissioner moved and the board approved a $3,500 donation to the Haskell County Fair Barn after discussion of the fair's need for funds and the county's history of support. Commissioners Clark McClary, Larry Watson and Sandra Zachary each voted yes.
The commission also approved minutes and proceedings from prior meetings, signed resolution 312646 to set reimbursement procedures for the Election Board general fund account, and approved resolution 312648 to dispose of a Martinale electronic letter folder used by the election board.
Members voted to create a new general-fund account for the commissioner's budgeted salary (resolution 312649) so salary payments do not flow through the highway fund. The board likewise approved resolution 312650 to create a reimbursement account for the Haskell County Sheriff's Office related to ICE work; commissioners said the formal ICE contract still must come back to the board and will be placed on next week's agenda for formal approval.
The commission signed the signature page for the Haskell County District 3 disaster recovery plan for fiscal years 2026-27 and approved an addendum renewing the Haskell County Jail commissary service agreement with Tiger Commissary Service.
Health department items passed as a group: a FY2027 memorandum listing yearly service contracts and a companion resolution naming requisitioning and receiving officers (listed in the packet as Emily Walsh, Kelly Martin, April Blizzard, Lisa Martin, Emmy Mcpe and Tracy Payne). The board approved an FY2027 ice-and-snow removal contract with Got Grass Weimo LLC (service described as up to five times per month at $325 per visit, as listed in the paperwork), a pest-control contract with RMR (amount in the packet appears as "540 90" on the paperwork), and a janitorial contract with Perry (packet referenced the prior amount, discussed by commissioners as $500 per month).
On procurement, the commission opened and accepted multiple six-month public-works bids: asphalt-materials (Bid 07 2026), gravel (Bid 08 2026), asphalt-laying labor (Bid 09 2026), roads (Bid 10 2026) and other equipment categories including graded blades and railroad-yard supplies. Commissioners discussed bidder completeness and delivery pricing (Tulsa Asphalt was listed at $115 per ton at the plant and $144 delivered in the packet) and voted to accept the submitted bids as good.
The board approved appropriations, transfers and checks to be paid. Portions of the audio transcript include repeated background noise (noted in the record); despite that, commissioners confirmed reimbursements and signed the required documents.
The meeting concluded after a motion and second to adjourn; the vote was recorded as unanimous. Several items noted in the discussion (notably the ICE-related contract) will return to the commission for formal contract approval and signatures in a future meeting.
